“…net) [36][37][38]. We identified 21 covariates for further analysis based on literature review, our priori knowledge and the minimally sufficient adjustment set, including demographics [39,40] (age, gender and ethnicity), BMI [41], PaCO 2 [42], hemoglobin [43], comorbidities (ARDS, COPD, CKD, AKI, malignancy, HF and diabetes) [44][45][46][47][48], ventilation parameters (PEEP, plateau pressure, tidal volume, OSI at baseline) [49], APS-III score and treatment (dialysis, NMBAs and vasopressor therapy) [50][51][52].…”